Showing posts with label Albany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Albany. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Girl rescued after almost going over waterfall at Swift River

12-year old swept about 150 feet down river


ALBANY, N.H. - Authorities say a 12-year-old girl is safe after falling into a river and getting swept to the top of a 15-foot waterfall in Albany on Monday.

New Hampshire Fish and Game says the girl, who is from Milford, was at the Swift River on Monday when she slipped off a rock and was swept about 150 feet down river to the top of Lower Falls.

She was able to grab onto a rock and hold on long enough for a bystander, James Barnhouse of Dover, Ohio, to reach her. Another bystander notified the caretaker at a nearby campground, who radioed the Carroll County Sheriff's office for help.

Conway fire personnel and Fish and Game officers reached the stranded pair and helped them to safety.

Source WMUR9: http://ow.ly/bGMrr